70 30

22
30

Dodka

Rayka
N
0

25
km

Study site
Mujpur

I: Estuarine zone, II: Alluvial zone

Variables (axes PC1 + PC2: 67.19%)

1 (a)

Silt

0.75
pH
PC2 (31.73%)

0.5
Clay
0.25

SMC

Dehydrogenase
SOM

-0.25
-0.5

Protease

-0.75
Sand

-1
-1

0.75

0.5

0.25

0.25

0.5

0.75

PC1 (35.46%)
1 (b)

Variables (axes PC1 + PC2: 90.63%)

0.75

SMC Clay
Dehydrogenase
SOM
Protease

PC2 (31.73%)

0.5
0.25

pH

Sand
0
-0.25
-0.5
-0.75
-1

Silt
PC1 (58.89%)